It's far-fetched and the world would no longer end, but this weekend's three-game series in Chicago could be the start of something big.

Rather, Passan believes the Red Sox will be the market to add a No. 2 starter behind Garrett Crochet — giving Boston a devastating 1-2 punch on the mound ahead of a promising playoff push.

It’s somehow been over five years since the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers made arguably baseball’s most important trade of the 2020s, a deal which sent All-Star outfielder Mookie Betts and former Cy Young winner David Price from Boston to Los Angeles.

Alex Bregman hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning and the Boston Red Sox hung on to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3.

Do the Red Sox have an aggressive move up their sleeve as they try to reach the postseason for the first time since 2021?

Boston Red Sox's Steve Pearce celebrates his second home run during the eighth inning in Game 5 of the World Series baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, in Los ...

The Red Sox opened up a 2-0 lead in the World Series with home victories against Los Angeles, before losing a marathon contest in Game 3 -- an 18-inning affair in which the Dodgers prevailed, 3-2.

The Dodgers went into the Fall Classic hoping to end a 30-year championship drought — their last World Series win was in 1988 — while the Sox aimed for their first championship since 2013.

The Los Angeles Dodgers had a roster full of superstars that were coming off a World Series title. But the Boston Red Sox had Roman Anthony. Boston got a huge p